forhycgan

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to for- +‎ hycgan.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /forˈhyd.d͡ʒɑn/

Verb

forhycgan

to despise, scorn (somebody or something)
to disdain, scorn (to do something)
to reject (somebody or something) scornfully

Conjugation

Conjugation of forhycgan (weak class 3)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	forhycgan	tō forhycganne
1st-person singular	forhycge	forhogde
2nd-person singular	forhygest	forhogdest
3rd-person singular	forhygeþ,forhycgeþ	forhogde
plural	forhycgaþ	forhogdon
subjunctive	present	past
singular	forhycge	forhogde
plural	forhycgen	forhogden
imperative
singular	forhyge, forhoga
plural	forhycgaþ
participle	present	past
	forhycgende	forhogod

Derivatives

forhogd (“contemptible, despised”)
forhogodlīċ (“scorned, contemptible”)
forhogodnes f (“contempt, disdain”)

References

Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary

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